Agenda is subject to change.
Wednesday Evening, October 9
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Sponsored Meet & Greet at the Courtyard Marriott (Room TBD)
Thursday, October 10
7:00 am – 8:00 am: Registration and Breakfast
8:00 am – 8:15 am: Welcome and AWE Overview – Becky Motal, President, Association of Women in Energy
8:15 am – 9:15 am: Panel: Competitive Energy Markets – Lay of the Land
Moderator: Joanie Teofilo, TEA
- Randa Stephenson, VP LCRA
- Phyllis Currie, Chair, MISO Board
- Jason Stephenson, CenterPoint Energy (IN/OH region)
9:15 am – 10:00 am: Monitoring the Market – What’s in Play
- Cheryl Mele, ERCOT
- Steve Reedy, ERCOT IMM
10:00 am – 10:15 am: Networking Break
10:15 am – 11:00 am: Cyber Issues in Competition
- Cheryl Burtzel, Duggins Wrenn Mann & Romero
- Ann Delenela, Entergy
11:00 am – 11:45 am: Panel: Financing Issues in A Competitive Market
Moderator: Trisha Elizondo, Energy Renewal Partners
- Tom Houle, Macquarie Capital
- Sybil Cioffi, Duke Energy
- Jill Toporek, Goldman Sachs
- Isela Bahena, Nuveen
11:45 am – 12:00 pm: Networking Break
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch / Keynote Speaker – “PG&E, A Look Forward”, Kristine Schmidt, Director, PG&E Board
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Panel: Gas Markets – What Role Do They Play: Gas Markets Financing Issues
Moderator: Gaye Lynn Schaffart, Tenaska
- Jessica Ogbonnaya, Centerview Partners
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm: Networking Break
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm: Panel: Renewable Mandates – How to Incorporate?
Moderator: Cheryl Mele, ERCOT
- Elaina Ball, El Paso Electric
- Emily Felt, Duke Energy
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm: Panel: A Public Perspective – What is the Pulse?
- Delia Patterson, APPA
- Lori Cobos, OPUC
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Networking Break
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm: Panel: Changes for Consumers – Grid Modernization
Moderator: Debbie Kimberly, Austin Energy
- Gregory Knight, CenterPoint Energy
- Hala Ballouz, EPE Consulting
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Closing Remarks
- Becky Motal, AWE President